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Bloomberg:
Meeting That Gates Admits Lying About Matches Rohrabacher Dinner — Former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates just admitted to lying to U.S. investigators about a March 19, 2013, meeting between his boss, Paul Manafort, and an unidentified U.S. congressman. Public filings show a meeting …
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Grant Stern / Washington Press:
Mueller just singled out a Republican congressman in unsealed Trump-Russia indictment — Special Counsel Mueller just filed a new criminal charge today (embedded below) alleging a criminal cover-up of ex-Trump aides Paul Manafort and Rick Gates' illegal foreign lobbying efforts …
Garrett M. Graff / Wired:
What Rick Gates' Guilty Plea Means For Mueller's Probe
What Rick Gates' Guilty Plea Means For Mueller's Probe
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Washington Monthly, Washington Post, The Verge and New York Times
New York Times:
‘The Hapsburg Group’: Mueller Says Manafort Secretly Paid European Leaders
‘The Hapsburg Group’: Mueller Says Manafort Secretly Paid European Leaders
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Law & Crime and Shakesville
Associated Press:
The Latest: Mueller files new charge against Paul Manafort
The Latest: Mueller files new charge against Paul Manafort
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The Right Scoop, The Atlantic and Political Wire
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Former Austrian chancellor appears to have lobbied as part of Manafort scheme
Former Austrian chancellor appears to have lobbied as part of Manafort scheme
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Washington Post, Axios and ABC News
Washington Post:
Former Trump campaign official Rick Gates expected to plead guilty and cooperate with special counsel …
Former Trump campaign official Rick Gates expected to plead guilty and cooperate with special counsel …
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Politico, Shareblue Media, Slate, ABC News, The Week, Gizmodo, Political Wire and Balloon Juice
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Who Was In The Fateful Meeting That Rick Gates Lied To Mueller About?
Who Was In The Fateful Meeting That Rick Gates Lied To Mueller About?
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The Mahablog and bradford-delong.com
Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
RNC started paying Trump campaign's rent at Trump Tower after it stopped covering Trump's legal bills for Russia probe — The Republican National Committee has for months been quietly paying expenses previously covered by the Trump campaign in an arrangement that experts say is bizarre, but legal.
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Forward Progressives, Washington Press, Raw Story and Politicus USA
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New York Times:
Rick Gates, Trump Campaign Aide, to Plead Guilty in Mueller Inquiry and Cooperate — WASHINGTON — A former top adviser to Donald J. Trump's presidential campaign indicted by the special counsel was expected to plead guilty as soon as Friday afternoon, according to two people familiar …
ABC News:
Former Trump aide tells loved ones of plans to plead guilty, cooperate with Mueller — This was a “gut-wrenching decision” for the ex-campaign official, a source said. — Feb 23 — Corker reconsidering retirement sets up possible GOP battle with Blackburn — Corker could challenge Blackburn in Tennessee GOP primary race.
Jake Tapper / CNN:
Sources: Coral Springs police upset at some Broward deputies for not entering school — (CNN)When Coral Springs police officers arrived at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on February 14 in the midst of the school shooting crisis, many officers were surprised to find …
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Brian Mast / New York Times:
I Appreciate Assault Weapons. And I Support a Ban. — The most important and unregrettable time of my life was the 12 years I spent in the Army. I became a bomb technician because I wanted to save lives. I nearly gave my own life for that — I lost both my legs and a finger …
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JustOneMinute, USA Today, Raw Story and Washington Post
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Here's definitive proof that a good guy with a gun doesn't always stop a bad guy with a gun
Here's definitive proof that a good guy with a gun doesn't always stop a bad guy with a gun
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twitchy.com, FOX2now.com, Jamie Dupree - AJC, KTLA, myfox8.com, Althouse and Splinter
Vera Bergengruen / BuzzFeed:
Guess Who Thinks Arming Teachers Is A Really, Really Bad Idea? Military Combat Veterans.
Guess Who Thinks Arming Teachers Is A Really, Really Bad Idea? Military Combat Veterans.
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Shareblue Media, New York Times and Daily Kos
Washington Post:
Top Justice Dept. official alerted White House 2 weeks ago to ongoing issues in Kushner's security clearance … A top Justice Department official alerted the White House two weeks ago that significant information requiring additional investigation would further delay the security clearance process …
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Axios, ThinkProgress, Business Insider, Washington Press, New York Times, Mediaite and Political Wire
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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Trump directs Pentagon to schedule military parade for Veterans Day — President Donald Trump's plans for a White House-backed military parade are beginning to take shape. — The president has directed the Department of Defense to organize a parade that would take place on Nov. 11 …
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AOL, The American Conservative, Politicus USA, Mediaite, Joe.My.God. and The Daily Beast
Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Kushner's security clearance and access ‘up to Gen. Kelly,’ Trump says
Kushner's security clearance and access ‘up to Gen. Kelly,’ Trump says
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Breitbart, ABC News, Associated Press, Axios and RedState
Del Quentin Wilber / Wall Street Journal:
FBI Tip-Line Caller Said Nikolas Cruz ‘Is Going to Explode’ — A person close to accused Florida shooter said she wanted ‘clear conscience’ if he ‘just starts shooting’ — A person close to the teenager accused of killing 17 people at a Florida high school warned the FBI she was concerned he would …
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Business Insider, AOL, Mediaite and The Daily Caller
Justin Terranova / New York Post:
Bullied NFL lineman posts shotgun photo, forces high school to close — Former Dolphins offensive lineman Jonathan Martin posted a chilling Instagram story that forced a high school to close. … On Thursday, Martin caught the attention of school officials with a story that featured a photo …
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The Daily Beast, USA Today, The Comeback, ProFootballTalk, WSVN-TV, TheBlaze, IJR, WGN-TV, theGrio, The Big Lead, The Root and The Week
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Yahoo Sports:
Exclusive: Federal documents detail sweeping potential NCAA violations involving high-profile players, schools — Documents and bank records obtained in discovery during the federal investigation into the underbelly of college basketball detail in meticulous fashion the expenditures …
Daniel Dale / Toronto Star:
Minute by minute at Donald Trump's wild, rambling CPAC speech — He patted his bald spot. He said his opponents “committed a lot of atrocities.” At one point, he pantomimed a stabbing. The U.S. president's Friday speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference was an old-fashioned campaign-style ramble.
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
The unending campaign of Donald Trump
The unending campaign of Donald Trump
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Power Line, The White House and Breitbart
Jackie Wattles / CNNMoney:
These companies have cut ties with the NRA — Survivors and parents spar with Rubio, the NRA — A cybersecurity firm. Six car rental brands. A home security company. An Omaha bank. Companies are scrambling to cut ties with the National Rifle Association.
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Polly Mosendz / Bloomberg:
MetLife, Symantec Dump NRA After Boycott Calls Grow
MetLife, Symantec Dump NRA After Boycott Calls Grow
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Townhall.com and Mediaite
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Lawyer for Susan Rice: Obama administration ‘justifiably concerned’ about sharing intel with Trump team — A lawyer for President Barack Obama's national security adviser, Susan Rice, told Congress late Friday that the outgoing administration was fearful of sharing classified intelligence …
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The Gateway Pundit and TheBlaze
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Joe Uchill / Axios:
Rice denies being briefed on Steele dossier
CBS News:
Lawyers for California siblings allegedly held captive by parents share recovery details — The California parents accused of torturing and starving their 13 children will be in court Friday for a procedural hearing. For the first time, lawyers representing their seven adult children …
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The Republic, FOX6Now.com, 89.3 KPCC, The Daily Caller and CNN
Paul P. Murphy / CNN:
InfoWars is two strikes away from being banned from YouTube — Shooting survivor: I'm not a crisis actor — (CNN)InfoWars, a far-right media organization run by Alex Jones and known for peddling unfounded conspiracy theories, is on thin ice with YouTube after it posted a video that portrayed …
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Robby Soave / Hit & Run:
When Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel Was Accused of Corruption, He Responded: 'Lions Don't Care About the Opinions of Sheep' — Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel—the man whose agency failed to prevent the Parkland massacre despite having received a tip last November that Nikolas Cruz …
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Tampa Bay Times:
Rick Scott proposes $500 million school safety program, no ban on specific weapons, no armed teachers — Florida's governor proposes school resource officers in every school, and one officer for every 1,000 students. — Gov. Rick Scott unveiled an action plan Friday in response …
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Suzanne Barlyn / Reuters:
Insurer Chubb says will stop underwriting NRA insurance for gun owners — (Reuters) - Insurer Chubb Ltd on Friday said that it will stop underwriting a National Rifle Association-branded insurance policy for gun owners. — Chubb gave notice three months ago of its plan to stop participating …
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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Robert Mueller's military career, detailed in documents, was brief but remarkable … When Robert Swan Mueller III deployed to Vietnam as a Marine infantry platoon commander in 1968, he surely knew it would be difficult. Mueller's regiment, the 4th Marines, had faced bloody jungle warfare for months …
MSNBC:
Lawrence: The president lives in a fantasy world — After President Donald Trump proposed arming teachers and hiring former soldiers and Marines to patrol American schools, Lawrence O'Donnell argues the president's ideas are fantasy and his staff is failing him and the country.
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RedState, Conservative Review, Daily Wire and The Daily Caller
Associated Press:
Docs: Woman whose affair led rep to quit threatened husband — PITTSBURGH (AP) — A woman whose affair with a Pennsylvania congressman led to his resignation — and who's pursuing her own run for the U.S. House — is accused of threatening to kill her husband.
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Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Wanna Be a Player At CPAC? Write a Check First. … As the Conservative Political Action Conference kicked into gear Thursday morning, its official social media pages began plugging an esoteric policy item: a new agreement limiting an Arab airline's operations in the United States.
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